Washing-machine.



P. SGHNEIDER.

WASHING momma.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8,

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

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P. SCHNEIDER.

WASHING MAGHINB.

urmoumn FILED JAN. 3, 1908.

908,808. v Patented Jan.5, 1909.

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PHILIP SCHNEIDER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

, WASHING-MACHINE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

Applicationflled .TanuaryB, 1908. Serial No..409,869.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP SCHNEIDER, a

. .sub'ect of the Emperor of Austria, residing .at hicago, in the countyof Cook and State .of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Washing-Machines,

of which the following is a specification.

T This invention relates to improvements in that class of Washingmachines in which the clothes are held in a rotatable receptacle which.is mounted within .an outer tub or tank, and said receptacle is formedof spaced apart slats and head plates or ends so that the clothes may bewashed by the action of the water flowing throu h the slots or spacesbetween the slats and y reason of the movement given to the clothes onaccount of the peculiar construction and arrangement of the receptacle.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a washing machinewhich will runeasily, with minimum effort by the operator, to the endthat the clothes or fabrics will be thoroughly cleansed without tearingor otherwise injuring them.

Another object is to. rovide a washing machine which shall be simple andinexpensive in construction, strong, durable and efficient in operation.

Other objects and advantages of the invent-ion will be disclosed in thesubjoined description and explanation.

vThe invention consists in the combination of devices and in the novelconstruction and organization of parts, which will be herein- .aftermore fully set forth and specifically claimed.

. In order-to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionpertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe it,referring to the accompanying draw ngs,formlng1a part ofthisspecification, and in which Figure 1 is a view in sideaelevation,embodymg one form of the invention; Fig. 2 a plan view partly in sectionandfpartly in elevation taken on line2-2 of Fig. 1 looking in thedirection indicated by the arrows; Fig. 3 is a plan sectionalview,l,showing a modification in the construction of the machine; Fig. 4is a central longitudinal sectional View, showing still another modifiedform of the machine; and Fig. 5 is a plan sectional view of a portion ofthe tub,showing a modification of the means mounted thereon for rotatingthe clothes reaeptflclcs' Like numerals of reference, refer. tocorresponding parts throughout the different views of the drawings.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the reference numeral 10designates a tank .or ,tub .of any suitable size,

form and material, ,which mayhemounted on suitable legs 11 secured .toeach of its sides near its ends, and. connected to other by means ofbrace bars 12 .ektending; ongitudinally of the tub. Rotatably mountedside by side within the tub by means ofsuitable stub-shafts 13 and 14which are journaled in the sides of the tub 10, 'aretwo clothesreceptacles, which are designated as wholes by the reference numerals 15and16,

and each of which comprises .two hollow portions 17 and 18, the cavitiesof'which communicate with one another. .Each of the portions 17 and 18vof each of the receptacles l5 and 16 consists of two oblon heads .orend pieces 19 and 20 connectec l together by means of a series of spacedapart slats 21 .to permit of the passa e of Water therebetween in therotation o the receptacles. The heads 20 of each of the portlons 17 and1 8 are provided with annular openings .to register with one another,and said head pieces are secured together as shown in Fig. 2, -.whilethe end pieces19 are inc-perforate and are located .at the outerportions of the receptacles. of the compartments 17 ,and 18 is providedwith a hinged and slatted door 22 to permit ;ac-

cess to the receptacles, and saiddoors may be fastened by means ofbuttons 23 pivotally secured to one of the slats 21 near the doorways insaid portions. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the oblong portions 1.? and 18of .each of the clothes receptacles 15 and T 1.6 are secured together.at their inner ends in such a manner that their longitudinal axes .willbe at angles and by preference right angles to one another, and it willbe seen and understood that they are eccentrically journaled and that inthe rotation of vthe receptacles 15..a n d 16 when the portion 17 .o-fthe receptacle 15 shall have reached a vertical position, ,as Shown .bydotted lines in Fig. 1, the portion 18 of said receptacle will occupy ahorizontal position, whilein the rotation of the parts 17 and 18 of thereceptacle 16 the part 17 thereof will occupy a horizontal position whenthe portion 18 shall have reached a vertical position, in other words,the portions 17 and 18 of each of the clothes receptacles are securedtogether at their inner ends crosswise of each other and in such amanner that in their rotation they will alternately assume vertical andhorizontal positions. Mounted on each of the stub-shafts 14 andpreferably on the outer surface of the tub 10 is a gear 24 which meshwith a master gear 25 mounted on another shaft 26, on which is secured apower wheel 27 to be used for rotating the clothes receptacles.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings I have shown a modification in theconstruction of the machine, which consists in employing a singleclothes receptacle, designated as a whole by the reference characters 15instead of two such receptacles as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 andabove-described. In this modified construction the clothes receptaclecomprises two portions 1'? and 18 communicating at their inner ends withone another and of the same construction as those above set forth, andlike the above-described receptacles it is preferably eccentricallyjournaled on the stub-shafts l3 and 14 at the sides of the tub. Mountedon the stub-shaft 14 in the modification now under consideration is agear 25 which meshes with a gear 28 journaled on a stub shaft 29, whichlatter shaft has mounted thereon a wheel 30 to be used for rotating theclothes receptacle.

In Fig. 4 of the drawings I have illustrated another modification, whichconsists in employing, as in the other constructions, a tub or tank 10mounted in any suitable manner, but usually on legs as before, andemploying two eccentrioally mounted clothes receptacles 17 and 18', eachof which is'in the form of a single cylinder instead of having elongatedand communicating portions as in the other constructions. The cylinders17 and 18 are eccentricallyjournaled within the tub side by side onstub-shafts 13 and 14:, and are rotated by means of a power wheel .31,on the shaft 32 of which is mounts ed a master gear 25 which meshes withgears 33 on the shafts 14 at one of the ends of the'cylinders or clothesreceptacles. In the modification now under consideration, and byreference to Fig. 4:, it will be understood that the cylinders orreceptacles may be formed of slats as in the other constructions, andthat they are eccentrically jour' naled and in such a manner withrespect to one another that when the major portion of one of thereceptacles is at the lower portion of the tub the major portion of theother receptacle will be at the upper portion thereof, and that theywill be driven l i by the same power wheel and master gear.

From the foregoing and by reference to the drawings it will be seen andclearly understood that by employing a washing machine constructedaccording to my invention the water within the tub will be beaten ordriven by reason of the rotation and centric arrangement of the clothesreceptacles will prevent the clothes or garments rolling or balling asin concentric machines, and cause them to be tossed from one part of thereceptacle to the other, thus thoroughly cleansing them.

It will be obvious from the above description that the improved washingmachine is susceptible of considerable modificationt without materialdeparture from the prin-jv ciples and s irit of the invention, and thisreason do not desire to be understood as limiting myself to the preciseform and arrangement of the several parts of the machine herein .setforth in carrying out my invention in practice, clothes-receptacles,instead of being formed with slats, may be otherwise'made and providedwith suitable openings for the passage of Water, and also, instead ofusing gears for rotating the clothes-receptacle, I may ploy pulleys 3land 35 mounted on the stubshafts 36 and 37, respectively, and connectthem by means of belts 38, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, in whichconstruction the stub-shaft 37 and turned by means otherwise. I Havingthus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1. The combination with a tub, of a clothes-receptacle provided withopenings of a crank-wheel 39, or

and rotatably mounted within the same and comprising two communicatingoblon portions arranged with their longitudinal at angles to oneanother, the receptacle.

2. The combination with a tub, of a and means to turn clothes-receptacleprovided with openings for 85 pulley 35 thereon may be axes 11 O andeccentrically rotatable within the same and comprising two communicatingoblong portions arranged with their longitudinal axes at angles to oneanother, and means to turn the-receptacle.

PHILIP SCHNEIDER.

